Dotfiles

Why would I want my dotfiles on GitHub?

from http://dotfiles.github.io/

• Backup, restore, and sync the prefs and settings for your toolbox. Your dotfiles might be the most important files on your machine.
• Learn from the community. Discover new tools for your toolbox and new tricks for the ones you already use.
• Share what you’ve learned with the rest of us.

My setup overview

Startship prompt + zsh + iterm2 (mac os)

Screenshots

Current setup:

Powerlevel:

Included

• Starship Rust compatible with many shells prompt. I picked up pastel powerline theme , and disabled time as I don't use full screen so much in terminal (not vim poweruser) Before I installed powerlevel10k which is decent option also.
• ruby/rails setup and console enhancements
• asdf to manage language versions of ruby/node etc
• brew integration
• fzf integration, replacing search in shell history and fast jumps
• psql prompt setup from thoughbot dotfiles
• zsh history limits are bumped, stored with timestamps and remove duplicates
• visual studio code set as debugger editor (in .exports)
• bat for git diff (cat on steroids)

I resigned from omzh and load all scripts by myself: zsh-syntax-highlighting zsh-autosuggestions zsh-completions z (jump to the most used locations by ex: project name)

Convention

• store creds with exports @ ~/.creds outside of the repo (security reason)
• define aliases @ ~/.aliases
• define common exports @ ~/.exports

Ruby extensions

• Define object #local_methods to list only defined there methods
• copy(str) to clipboard
• paste from clipboard to console (fast for long texts, causing terminal slow paste)
• AwesomePrint Hash formatter for hashes (I have to switch to amazing_print). AwesomePrint setup @ .aprc
• pry history enabled, prompt adjusted to rails

Way of maintaining my dotfiles

Managing dotfiles with git initiated in home folder (~). Ignoring all files and adding them with --force option: https://drewdevault.com/2019/12/30/dotfiles.html

Tools installation

I did not provided script to install required libs from brew. It's on my todo list. I install them with brew.

My findings about OhMyPosh

• completition in zsh did not work well (prompt was jumping to center of the screen). Beside that it seemed to be quite good project